First off I would like to thank Reav Hannari for being as inquisitive as I on this subject and helping me test this illusive subject out.
Your Minimap is composed of 3 rings.
1st Ring = 20 meters
2nd Ring = 65 meters
3rd Ring = 100 meters
Viewing Angle 60 Degrees (30 Degrees on either side of the median)
Reav's Profile and Precision are both higher than Bojo's (Logi vs Scout)



The Passive Scanning occurs inside whatever your scan radius is. My radius for the test was 18.2 meters. Reav walked all around me, where I was looking and where I was not. Regardless of where I was looking, he always appeared on my minimap at a range of 17 meters. I never appeared on his radar because I had a lower profile than his precision, as long as he could not see me on his screen or as long as I didn't touch him. Nothing you do (actions) effects passive scanning; shooting a weapon or sprinting does not raise your profile.


Anything that you can see will appear on your radar within 80 meters. So regardless of my lower profile, I popped up on Reav's radar as long as he saw me within 80 meters. However if I dropped behind something I disappear.

Blip Brightness Effect

Passive: As something enters your passive scan radius (that is above your precision) and approaches you, the blip on your radar will get brighter as the distance closes.

LOS: The same as passive but with an interesting twist. As they leave your LOS they get dimmer. So when I was aiming at Reav and he began to walk sideways, his blip got dimmer the farther from my cross hairs he got. Aiming at a target instantly makes the Blip at it's brightest intensity.

The Radar Compression Effect

When you initiate a sprint, your radar will lurch objects in it forward (as you are moving), but they will appear to be closer then they are. Once you stop, you will see the blips revert slightly outward, returning to their normal and actual positions. The opposite effect (expansion) occurs when the object is behind you.

The Sum Up

• LOS defeats Profile
• Passive Scan will pick up anything around you with a higher profile than your precision
• LOS Scan drops off at 80 meters
• Blip Brightness correlates to distance, the brighter the closer.

I look forward to doing more dynamic tests on this subject, such as closing precision and profile gaps. If you feel interested in helping me (and reav if he wishes) to test more dynamic fittings to solidify this information please feel free to contact me. In the meantime please take this information and use it! We didn't test this for nothing!